In addition, it is significant that Uva Provincial Chief Minister Chamara Sampath Dassanayake abstained from voting.

Meanwhile, it was reported that Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has agreed to make amendments to the proposed Bill during a meeting he had with the Provincial Chief Ministers this afternoon.

Chief Ministers of the Western, Southern, Eastern and Uva provinces participated in the discussion while their counterparts from 5 provinces were absent.

At the conclusion of the meeting, Southern chief minister Shan Vijayalal de Silva said that the Premier agreed to present the draft bill again after amending the matters that affect Provincial councils.